Patents by Inventor Hsiang-Chueh Shih

Hsiang-Chueh Shih has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of safe and recoverable firmware update and device using the same
    Patent number: 8161277
    Abstract: A safe and recoverable firmware update method which for a remote embedded electronic device and the device thereof. The method includes reading an update status in a flash memory, and determining the update status. If the update status is “DEFAULT”, a default firmware is executed. If the update status is not “DEFAULT”, the update status is further determined if it is “UPDATED”. If the update status is “UPDATED”, a configuration area is set as “BOOTING” and a new firmware is executed. If the update status is not “UPDATED”, the update status is determined if it is “RUNNEW”. If the update status is “RUNNEW”, a new firmware and an update validation method are executed. If the update validation method gets an update completion validation message, the update status is set as “RUNNEW”. If the update status is not “RUNNEW”, a default firmware is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chueh Shih, Kuan-Liang Kuo
  • METHOD OF SAFE AND RECOVERABLE FIRMWARE UPDATE AND DEVICE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100199078
    Abstract: A safe and recoverable firmware update method which for a remote embedded electronic device and the device thereof. The method includes reading an update status in a flash memory, and determining the update status. If the update status is “DEFAULT”, a default firmware is executed. If the update status is not “DEFAULT”, the update status is further determined if it is “UPDATED”. If the update status is “UPDATED”, a configuration area is set as “BOOTING” and a new firmware is executed. If the update status is not “UPDATED”, the update status is determined if it is “RUNNEW”. If the update status is “RUNNEW”, a new firmware and an update validation method are executed. If the update validation method gets an update completion validation message, the update status is set as “RUNNEW”. If the update status is not “RUNNEW”, a default firmware is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chueh Shih, Kuan-Liang Kuo